• Students showcase STEM projects, RC cars at Eldora Speedway

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Students from seven local high schools came together May 8 for the sixth annual Full-Throttle STEM® at Eldora Day in Rossburg, Ohio, hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing. The students showcased their STEM-related projects,

  • Armed Forces Day is May 19

    Washington, D.C. - President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed

  • Volunteers needed for TAPS Good Grief Camp

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Service member and veteran volunteers are needed for the Ohio Regional Seminar and Good Grief Camp hosted by the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors that will be held at the University of Dayton July 27 - 29.TAPS is a non-profit organization that provides

  • Specialist teaches skills to maintain professionalism in adverse situations

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – With all the stressors that exist in people’s lives today, ways to manage built-up emotions and stress are needed in order to successfully go about day-to-day activities.One way individuals can better manage their days is to learn basic resilience skills that

  • Local students help plant tree seedlings to mark Arbor Day

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 88th Civil Engineering Group hosted an Arbor Day event, planting seedlings with the National Park Service at the Wright Memorial, May 7.Col. Bradley McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, read the Arbor Day Proclamation.“All 300 tree seedlings were

  • Many families opting to homeschool children

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – About 2.3 million children in the United States are homeschooled according to a 2018 article, Research Facts on Homeschooling, by Brian Ray, Ph.D, who references a poll about homeschooling stating that there are about 2.3 million home-educated students in the

  • Hybrid Air Force aircraft loader demonstration on the horizon

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Anyone that drives an electric hybrid car recognizes the value of energy efficiency. The Air Force Research Laboratory Advanced Power Technology Office is looking to apply and demonstrate this value on a critical piece of military ground support equipment. The

  • AFRL demos advanced robotics for aerospace manufacturing

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –  Engineers from the Manufacturing Technologies Division, Air Force Research Laboratory, held a recent successful demonstration of the advanced capabilities of the Advanced Automation for Agile Aerospace Applications (A5) Robotic System at the Southwest